John Wheleghan
- Born
- 1864-01-09 12:00:00
- Died
- 1915-08-06 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in USA
Been struggling with my maternal grandfather's line of my ancestry
- here in America, my grandfather was Andrew Wheeler
- his father/my great grandfather was John Wheleghan (born 9 JAN 1864 • Killucan, Co, Westmeath, Ireland) (emigrated in 1881) married Margaret Glynn (born JAN 1861 • Killucan, Westmeath, Ireland)
- John's father, my great-great grandfather was Patrick Whelehan born 1832 (died: 20 APR 1885 ) and lived in Thomastown Killucan Parish County Westmeath. Married Margaret Dunne (born 1839 • Killucan, Co, Westmeath, Ireland) (died 29 DEC 1879 • Killucan, Westmeath, Ireland)
I do have quite a bit of information that a genaeologist has helped me isolate (petty records, Griffith's valuation, church records) - but what I can't seem to do is isolate the RIGHT Whelehan/Wheleghan clan in Ireland as I've been told by locals there are at least 2 different - I have visited Westmeath a couple of times, wandered/visited every cemetery in the area, met a kind gentleman who took me to a Whelehan's farm but sadly he didn't know much of his ancestry. Would love to find the graves of these ancestors - I drove to Thomastown (as Waze app took me) but it was kinda just a field by a waterway and a restaurant (Nanny Quinns).
Anyone in the Westmeath area that knows/is familiar with this clan I'd love to chat with you offline (email?) and I can share more details of what I have/know - I don't think all of Patrick/Margaret's kids emigrated. John/Margaret emigrated and married in NY so all their kids are American. But I have to believe I have relations still in Ireland connected here!
Pics attached are my great grandparents John and Margaret!
(I've been hugely successful on all 3 other lines of my ancestry!) Thank you in advance
MGilchrist
